Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-22

| dresses, One OF the features OF the ser
vice was the performance OF the chol
and organ, which was very fine. In
effect of the music was enchanting an
at times thrilling to the hearers.
THE RETURN JOURNEY.
During the performance of AMati
the Queen took her departure, returning
to Buckingham Palace by the sam
route she took half q century ago.
AT the conclusion of the service tn
royal cortege returned to Buckingham
Palace. Throngs awaited the corteg'
and repeated the enthusiastic demonstra
tions which greeted them on their way
to the Abbey. The Queen, ON her arr
val, seemed overcome by the ioyait,
displayed by her subjects.
eLITTERINe AssEMBLAGE.
Behind them came q body of Life
Guards, and then the Duchess of Buc
c'euch. Mistress of the Robes. Princess
Victoria of Schleswig Holstein. Princess
Margaret of Prussia, Prince Alfred Of
Edinburgh, Princesses Victoria and
Sophia of Prussia, Princess Louise Of
Battenburg, Princess Irene of Hesse,
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia,
Processes Maud Victoria aud
Louise, the hereditary Princesses
of Saxe.Meininger, the Ouch
esses of Albany, Connaught and
Edinburgh aud Princesses Beatrice, Lou
ise and Christian. The master of the
horse rode after the Princesses and I'M
medately preceded the carriage OF the
Queen. The eight horses that drew her
Majesty's carriage were -colored.
The Qaeen rode facing the horses and
sat alone. The Princess of Wales,
Princess Victoria the Queens oldest
child and the wife of the Crown Prince
of Germany, occupied the other seat,
facing her Majesty. The Princes who
rode as escort to the carriage
went in the following order:
Three abreast, Grand Duke Sergius
Of Russia, Prince Albert Victor of Wales
and Prince William of Prussia, Prince
Henry of Prussia, Prince George of
Wales and the hereditary Grand Duke
Of Hesse, the Prince of .Meihingen,
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig.
Holstein and Prince Louis of Batten-
burg; Prince Christian of Schleswig.
Holstein, the Crown Prince of
Germany and the Grand Duke of
Hesse rode two abreast. Prince
Henry of Battenberg, the Marquis of
Lorne. Duke of Connaught. the Prince
If Wales and Duke of Edinburgh rode
Alone. This escort, composed as it was
entirely of sons, sons.in.laws and grand
IONS of the Queen, were all brilliantly uni
'ormed and riding magnificent horses
elegantly capris oned. 1t presented a
Iplendid spectacle and inspired enthus.
asm everywhere.
ARRIVAL AT THE PALACE.
The procession reached Buckingham
Palace shortly after s o'clock, and five
minutes later Her. Majesty passed into
he palace amidst the most tumultuous
cheering, with her escort of Generals on
,ither side. The Marquis and March,
mess of Salisbury, who had hurried to
he palace by short route, were pres
mt to receive her. The Queen bore the
Quincy well and was seen soon after
Ter return laughing and smiling at the
'oyal children who we're upon the main
balcony of the palace, and kissing her
lands to them.
When the palace gates were thrown
open an immense throng extended far
sway into the Mall beyond even seeing
distance of the procession. First came
he life guards. Then followed aides.
lie camp and royal equerries. After
hese rode the staff of the Duke of
The Queens ladies in
waiting and number of state officials
we're neAt, occupying five carriages.
INCIDENTS.
A number of persons along the
cute were crushed into Iusensibil-
ty and removed to the hospit-
lis. Quite number were also overpow.
,red by heat, and the horse ridden by
he Marquis of Lorne threw him while
he procession was moving along Con-
hill. The Queen stopped her
carriage to ask the MARQUIS If he was in
ured. He assured her that he was not,
,ut relinquished his place as one of the
'oyal escorts and went to the Abbey by
! shorter route.
When the royal procession reached
Parliament street it found the
'oads as densely crowded as before.
Over her black costume the Queen wore
white lace gown. Her bonnet was of
white netting or lace with an inwrought
,oronet of diamonds. The procession
vas closed up by parties of life guards
md Indian troops.
CASUALTIES.
The police reports show that fifty per.
IONS were admitted to Charing Cross
hospital during the day. They had
been spectators of the pageant. The
of had tainted in consequence
If the great crush. One man was killed
by a horse, and several patients were
also admitted to the Westminster hos.
pital suffering from prostration, caused
by the heat.
CLEvELAND's CONGRATULATIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The follow
ing isgthe Presidents letter presenting
his public congratulations to Queen Vic.
toria:
Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States, America, to Her Ma.
jesty Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland and Empress of India.
Great and good Friend:
At this time aud on behalf of the peo-
pie of the United States, present their
sincere fluctuations upon the arrival of
the fiftieih anniversary of your Majesty's
accession to the crown Of Great Britain
and l but utter the general voice of my
fellow countrymen in wishing for your
people prolongation of reign so
marked with advance in popular we'll
being, physical, moral and intellectual.
tits justice and not adulation to acknowl-
edge the debt Of gratitutude and respect
due to your personal virtues for their
important influence in producing and
causing the prosperous and well-ordered
condition of affairs now generally pre-.
vailing throughout your dominiops.
May your life be prolonged, and peace,
honor and prosperity bless the people
over whom you have been called to rule,
May liberty flourish through your EN-.
pire under just laws, and your govern.
meut be strong in the affections OF al
who live under it, and l pray God tt
have your Majesty in his holy keeping